Own Your Media?
The debate around "owning your media" has flared up with the recently announced shuttering of Funimation.com. How important is it to you to own copies of your favorite anime?
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How old are you?
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| Under 18 | 10 out of 1218 (0.8%) | ||
| 18 - 20 | 21 out of 1218 (1.7%) | ||
| 21 - 24 | 63 out of 1218 (5.2%) | ||
| 25 - 29 | 181 out of 1218 (14.9%) | ||
| 30 - 39 | 518 out of 1218 (42.5%) | ||
| 40 - 49 | 262 out of 1218 (21.5%) | ||
| 50 - 59 | 84 out of 1218 (6.9%) | ||
| 60+ | 72 out of 1218 (5.9%) | ||
| (no answer) | 7 out of 1218 (0.6%) | ||
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Do you legally "own" any anime? Select all the answers that apply.
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| I own physical copies of anime on VHS, LD, DVD, Blu-ray, etc. | 1069 out of 1218 (87.8%) | ||
| I own digital download to own (EST/DTO) copies (eg: iTunes). | 170 out of 1218 (14.0%) | ||
| I own digital hosted copies (eg: Amazon Prime, Funimation). | 265 out of 1218 (21.8%) | ||
| I do not own any anime. | 118 out of 1218 (9.7%) | ||
| (no answer) | 1 out of 1218 (0.1%) | ||
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On a scale of 1 - 5, how important is it to you to be able to own copies (either physical or digital) of your favorite anime?
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| Not at all important | 104 out of 1218 (8.5%) | ||
| Slightly important | 121 out of 1218 (9.9%) | ||
| Important | 116 out of 1218 (9.5%) | ||
| Fairly important | 189 out of 1218 (15.5%) | ||
| Very important | 686 out of 1218 (56.3%) | ||
| (no answer) | 2 out of 1218 (0.2%) | ||
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Are you bothered by the fact that it's now virtually impossible to own legally downloaded, DRM free anime?
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| Not at all | 224 out of 1218 (18.4%) | ||
| Slightly | 144 out of 1218 (11.8%) | ||
| Moderately | 224 out of 1218 (18.4%) | ||
| Considerably | 201 out of 1218 (16.5%) | ||
| Extremely | 411 out of 1218 (33.7%) | ||
| (no answer) | 14 out of 1218 (1.1%) | ||
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Do you own any Funimation digital copy content?
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| Yes | 326 out of 1218 (26.8%) | ||
| No | 886 out of 1218 (72.7%) | ||
| (no answer) | 6 out of 1218 (0.5%) | ||
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Has Crunchyroll's decision to drop support for Funimation's digital copy content negatively affected your perception of Crunchyroll?
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| Not at all | 280 out of 1218 (23.0%) | ||
| Slightly | 226 out of 1218 (18.6%) | ||
| Moderately | 241 out of 1218 (19.8%) | ||
| Considerably | 228 out of 1218 (18.7%) | ||
| Extremely | 238 out of 1218 (19.5%) | ||
| (no answer) | 5 out of 1218 (0.4%) | ||